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31 Social Housing Units in Torre Baró / Aldayjover Arquitectura y Paisaje + Burgos & Garrido arquitectos

February 2, 2024 Andreas Luco 0

In the neighborhood of Torre Baró in Barcelona, at the lower part of the Collserola mountain range allowing the geographical exit from the north of the city, two very different urban fabrics converge as a result of the intersection between landscape and infrastructure: On one hand, a suburban area with largely “self-constructed” houses that climb the slope, seeking places with gentler topography and allowing the continuity of nature through their interstices. On the other hand, a new urban fabric consisting of mostly affordable housing blocks and facilities that, in contact with the city’s exit routes, penetrate the neighborhood by taking advantage of the more accessible paths built over small watercourses.

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Sompo Museum of Art / TAISEI DESIGN Planners Architects & Engineers

February 2, 2024 Hana Abdel 0

This project involved relocating the Seiji Togo Memorial Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Museum of Art (formerly the Seiji Togo Museum), which opened in 1976 on the 42nd floor of the Sompo Japan Head Office Building (the former Yasuda Kasai Kaijo Building) designed by Shozo Uchida, to the new Sompo Museum of Art built within the premises at the foot of the head office building.

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ROTATING House / AD+studio

February 2, 2024 Hana Abdel 0

ROTATING house, located in a new urban area, is the house of a nuclear family – a couple and their two children. The client hopes to find peace and prioritize the space for the development of their kids. The popular urban housing design is a setback of 1m – 2m from the land boundary to open side windows, which leads to the lack of privacy between buildings.

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Qianhai’s Guiwan Park / Field Operations

February 2, 2024 Andreas Luco 0

“Guiwan Park is a bold, responsible, and balanced exemplar of new urban landscape infrastructure. The transformation from hermetic canal to woven green infrastructure in just two years is a model for all waterfront cities.” – 2023 Awards Jury. In mid-October 2023, the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) held its annual awards ceremony in Minneapolis, USA. Among the international contenders, the Qianhai Guiwan Park project, led by Field Operations, is the only non-U.S. project from China that received the annual Professional General Design Honor Award. This groundbreaking project, Qianhai Guiwan Park, brought together a multidisciplinary team of experts from over 19 fields including engineering, geology, transportation, architecture, and structural engineering. It serves as a testament to China’s prowess in construction and innovation, as the team collectively tackled a global challenge with daring innovation and unwavering dedication. Notably, core members of the team from Field Operations, involved since 2016, proudly represented the project at the esteemed awards ceremony. Through its trailblazing approach and cutting-edge engineering, Qianhai Guiwan Park is not only reshaping the landscape but also transforming the way people live, offering a distinctive contribution to societal advancement.

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Bơ Bakery / Nhabe Scholae

February 1, 2024 Valeria Silva 0

Bơ Bakery renovation project is an endeavor to revitalize the ambiance of an old shophouse – an architectural typology characteristic of the Saigonese urban fabric.

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Bơ Bakery / Nhabe Scholae

February 1, 2024 Valeria Silva 0

Bơ Bakery renovation project is an endeavor to revitalize the ambiance of an old shophouse – an architectural typology characteristic of the Saigonese urban fabric.